seat

n.

place to sit

1) to take one's seat

2) to assign seats

3) to book (esp. BE), reserve a seat

4) to give up, relinquish; keep one's seat

5) a box; bucket; car; front-row; jump; ringside seat

6) a rumble seat (AE; BE has dicky)

7) the driver's (AE), driving (BE) seat

8) (misc.) please have a seat ('please sit down')

right to sit

public office

9) to hold; win a seat

10) to lose one's seat

administrative center

11) a county seat (AE; BE has county town)

dominant position

12) the catbird (AE), driver's (AE), driving (BE) seat

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[siːt]

bucket

car

driving (BE) seat

front-row

jump

keep one's seat

relinquish

reserve a seat

ringside seat

win a seat

driver's (AE)

['place to sit'] to take one's seat

['right to sit'] ['public office'] to hold

a box

to assign seats

to give up

to lose one's seat

(misc.) please have a seat ('please sit down')

['dominant position'] the catbird (AE)

the driver's (AE)

['administrative center'] a county seat (AE; BE has county town)

a rumble seat (AE; BE has dicky)

to book (esp. BE)